Vancouver
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Short one as this was a short stay. After Whistler, Mike and I headed to Vancouver for a brief stop through before heading to New York. We bussed back from Whistler and found our hotel located excellently on Robson St, which is a significant shopping street in downtown Vancouver.
That night, we walked around a little to see the shops, which all open late, before turning in ready for a big day the next day. We got up to a rather dull looking day but headed down the main mall to the sea bus which is a ferry to the other side of the river. From here we took a bus to the Capilano Suspension Bridge and tree top adventure. For $24.95 plus tax each, we got to walk over a 450ft high suspension bridge which was cool and do a tree top walk. It was very pretty bus also very expensive in my opinion. We opted not to go up Grouse mountain as visibility wasn't flash.
We headed back into downtown and had a look around Gastown and Chinatown before walking in and out of the shops down Robson St. Next we headed to Granville Island which is a little island where they have a big market selling everything from food to knick knacks to excellent (and expensive) stone carvings. That night, we met up with family friends who gave us a home cooked meal which was nice.
Our final day in Vancouver isn't much to write about. We basically got up, did some last minute shop browsing then met up with the same friends who drove us around Stanley Park before dropping us at the airport to fly to New York.
Next update in 2008!
Happy New Year!
Dave
Short one as this was a short stay. After Whistler, Mike and I headed to Vancouver for a brief stop through before heading to New York. We bussed back from Whistler and found our hotel located excellently on Robson St, which is a significant shopping street in downtown Vancouver.
That night, we walked around a little to see the shops, which all open late, before turning in ready for a big day the next day. We got up to a rather dull looking day but headed down the main mall to the sea bus which is a ferry to the other side of the river. From here we took a bus to the Capilano Suspension Bridge and tree top adventure. For $24.95 plus tax each, we got to walk over a 450ft high suspension bridge which was cool and do a tree top walk. It was very pretty bus also very expensive in my opinion. We opted not to go up Grouse mountain as visibility wasn't flash.
We headed back into downtown and had a look around Gastown and Chinatown before walking in and out of the shops down Robson St. Next we headed to Granville Island which is a little island where they have a big market selling everything from food to knick knacks to excellent (and expensive) stone carvings. That night, we met up with family friends who gave us a home cooked meal which was nice.
Our final day in Vancouver isn't much to write about. We basically got up, did some last minute shop browsing then met up with the same friends who drove us around Stanley Park before dropping us at the airport to fly to New York.
Next update in 2008!
Happy New Year!
Dave
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